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So I partied with some MSU big wigs Saturday...

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MSU SilentBob

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Well, by the "partied with" rules we have on here.

My grandfather and I got tickets for the Houston game in the president's box. ( I know people. Well, I don't know people, but I do know people who know people...or something like that. Thanks Keith) Anywho, my grandfather is 85 and like alot of 85 year olds, he doesn't get around too well. He also doesn't give a damn who he's talking to. It's always interesting when you go places with him. We got parked in lot 4, which is right under stadium, and I went and picked up the tickets. I get back to the truck and my grandfather is talking about getting over to Hunter Henry for the president's brunch thing. Well, he can't walk that far and is standing on the north side of the stadium trying to flag down ANYONE on a golf cart. I was on the phone with my dad and I just hear my grandfather yell, "HEY BOY! I NEED A RIDE!" The guy on the golf cart says, "Sure thing, sir. Where are we going?" We start heading that way and I take a good look at who's driving us because I'm pretty sure I know this guy from somewhere. "Can I ask you something? What's your name?" He reaches his hand over the seat to shake mine and says, "My name is Greg Byrne." To which my grandfather asks,"Who?"

The ninja introduced himself to my grandfather and told him, "I'm MSU's athletic director."

Greg Byrne won over another MSU alumni Saturday. My grandfather is no longer pissed at him for not hiring Tommy Raffo. (I know, I know.)

BTW, the President's Box is pretty cool. I could get used to sitting up there and away from the common folk.
 
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BCash

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if you, Byrne and your grandpa had gotten shitfaced together and had some fun with the golfcart.
 
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RocketCityDawg

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One Friday night before a home game, at a Starkville Young Professionals meeting downtown [although I am not young, professional nor from Starkville]. He introduced himself to me, and we chatted for less than a minute. A couple of months or so later, he was in Huntsville, I went up to shake his hand, and he remembered me and called me by name. Since he meets thousands of people, I was impressed with his ninjaness.

Yesterday, he was walking up the aisle by section E where I sit [just in front of TopDog], and was shaking hands and doing howdies as he passed by. I contrast that with LT. A few years ago when I had use of a press pass and spent some time in the press box, I'd say "hello" to LT whenever I'd walk past him. No response, not even a blank stare. Now, I grew up a country boy, and not responding to a wave or a greeting was grounds for a butt whooping.

At the least, that was insulting.

This particular change is one we can all believe in. We should send Ninja to the middle east to sort that crap out, but I don't want to give him up.

He's to be at the Huntsville QB Club this Tuesday, and I'm looking forward to that.
 
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patdog

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And by "partied with" I mean I saw them at the Madison Chick-Fil-A.

As for sitting in the President's box, the only comparable story I have is when I was 5 years old, we had better seats than the Mississippi chancellor for their Liberty Bowl game against Virginia Tech. The only thing I remember about that game is that it was cold as hell, but I've heard my dad tell the story about getting the tickets from the Lt. Governor at the time (who was my dad's Sunday School teacher). Your story is much better.
 
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Henry Kissinger

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I partied with a Houston fan at Shapley's. And by "partied" I mean that I watched the 50 year old beast of a woman walk in alone wearing her mom jeans and a UH polo with a look on her face like she just shared an apple pie with Jesus
 
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